Ely, MN: August, 2021 Continued from Minnesota Redux: The Sunset and the Shallows The activities in far north Minnesota in the summer revolve around either woods or water, and given the temperature, we spent the afternoons with the latter. The lodge fee includes rentals on non-motorized watercraft: paddleboards, kayaks, canoes, and something called an aqua-cycle. WhenContinue reading “Minnesota Redux: The Run and the Flames”
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Minnesota Redux: The Sunset and the Shallows
Ely, MN: August, 2021 The northern triangle of Minnesota, the pine and birch covered part that juts out over Lake Superior, is so sparsely populated that they didn’t need to put too much thought into naming the county roads. To get to Ely from Duluth, you can either take Route 1, which arrives from theContinue reading “Minnesota Redux: The Sunset and the Shallows”
By Land and By Lake: Hiking and Kayaking the North Woods
Burntside Lake, MN: September, 2016 By Lake (Then): I much prefer kayaking to canoeing. The latter requires far less teamwork and you can get by as long as you have at least a foggy idea of what you are doing. Canoeing on the other hand, will test even the most ironclad of relationships. No matterContinue reading “By Land and By Lake: Hiking and Kayaking the North Woods”
Closing Down the Northwoods: Wolves, the Sauna, and the Northern Lights
Ely, Minnesota: September, 2016 Unable to sleep during my last night north of the birch line, I walked down to the trees along Burntside Lake sometime just after eleven. I didn’t stray far because my mind kept going to the howling wolves we’d heard earlier so I stood there, squinting without my lenses in, lookingContinue reading “Closing Down the Northwoods: Wolves, the Sauna, and the Northern Lights”
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